Michael Bay with less explosions and slightly more plot

Rating: 5/10 (12 November 2018)

Set in a dystopian future, a group of people work in a facility, essentially as slaves. They do have an incentive though - a regular lottery is held and one of them gets to leave the facility and its restrictions and move to The Island, a paradise. Lincoln Six Zero is one of the workers in the facility and he is infatuated with Jordan Two Delta. His life is fairly uneventful and mundane until Jordan Two Delta gets selected to go to The Island. Then Lincoln starts to discover the truth about the facility and The Island.
Despite being a Michael Bay movie, this film looked promising. It was never that original - Logan's Run sprang immediately to mind just from the summary and the first few scenes - but had potential to at least go somewhere different.
However, very quickly the wheels fell off. While still having more substance than Bay's average movie, the plot was still lacking. Despite the 2 ¼ hour running time of the movie, the plot is fairly basic, just with a few hidden details to make it more interesting. Much of the film is filled with chase and action scenes, so Bay playing to his strengths. A bit less explosions than normal though, which is a plus, I guess.
So ultimately your average action-thriller.